🛝 More places for local families to play, connect and enjoy the outdoors.
🚲 Better cycling connections across Monash.
🚧 Investing in the roads, footpaths and drainage our community relies on every day.
📍 Meet the Mayor #7
🙏 A special evening in Monash.
⚾ Opening pitch duties at Napier Park!
📚 A major investment in the future of Glen Waverley.
🌿 We listened to community feedback.
🚶 Safer access at the Waverley Women’s Sports Centre.
Monash’s 2026/27 Budget commits $250 million to the everyday services our community relies on, while continuing to invest in the infrastructure that keeps our city liveable and managing our finances responsibly in a challenging financial environment.
🖤💛❤️ Every day is reconciliation day.
Vale Neale Daniher AO.
🚀 Innovation in Monash, with a junior Mayor in tow!
🏡 Meet the Mayor #6!
Today is Breast Cancer / Pink Lady day that the @odfnc on Princes Highway.
🏉 Great to spend this afternoon at the Mazenod Founders Day lunch with Lachlan.
🎶 Looking for something to brighten up winter and get away from the freezing cold?
Today I was elected Vice President of the Australian Local Government Association.
🤝 National Volunteer Week.
💰 Want to pay more for a fourth bin during a cost of living crisis?
This year’s Budget includes $3 million for new playspaces at:
• Princes Highway Reserve, Oakleigh East
• Gladeswood Reserve, Mulgrave
These new playspaces will help create vibrant, inclusive community spaces for local children and families to enjoy for years to come.
This year’s Budget includes:
• $1.9 million to improve the cycling connection between Scotchmans Creek and the Djerring Trail
• $1.5 million to upgrade the Waverley Rail Trail between Jordanville and Mount Waverley stations
These projects will help more people ride safely, improve connectivity across Monash and support more active transport options in our community.
This year’s Budget includes $12.7 million to renew footpaths, roads and upgrade drainage across Monash.
These upgrades help improve safety, accessibility and resilience while keeping our neighbourhoods well connected and well maintained.
Another great afternoon out meeting residents and hearing directly about the issues that matter most in our community.
This week’s conversations covered unregistered vehicles, the new waste charge, traffic light wait times, street sweeping and the management of trees within the Oakleigh Activity Centre.
Thank you to everyone who stopped by for a chat, asked questions and shared their ideas. These conversations help shape my understanding of local priorities and ensure community voices are heard.
Keep an eye on our Facebook events and your letterbox for details of upcoming Meet the Mayor sessions.
Tonight I had the privilege of officially opening the Sankat Mochan Indian Cultural Centre.
For more than 15 years, Sankat Mochan Samiti has brought people together through faith, culture, service and community connection. This new centre will provide a permanent home for those activities and create a place where traditions can be shared, friendships strengthened and community celebrated.
The evening was also an opportunity to reflect on the legacy of the late Arvind Shrivastava, whose vision and dedication helped make this centre possible. While he is no longer with us, his contribution and spirit will live on through the centre and the community it serves.
Thank you to Dr Sunila Shrivastava, the Sankat Mochan Samiti team, volunteers and supporters who worked so hard to turn this vision into reality.
A wonderful milestone for our community. 🙏
@sankat_mochan_oakleigh_south
Great to get down to watch the Waverley Black Cats A Grade take on Heathmont.
My pitching technique could definitely use some work, but the ball hit the target, so I’m taking that as a win.
Fantastic local club, great atmosphere, and always good to see community sport thriving in Monash.
@waverleybaseballclub
This year’s Budget includes $32.5 million towards the new Glen Waverley Library, helping deliver a modern community hub for learning, connection and community life.
The new library will create welcoming spaces for reading, study, events, technology and community programs, right in the heart of Glen Waverley.
Green waste disposal fees at the Monash Recycling Centre will reduce from $80 to $50 per cubic metre for residents.
A practical change that helps households manage rising costs while supporting responsible green waste disposal.
This year’s Budget includes $300,000 to deliver pedestrian walkways through the softball and netball precinct car park, including improved DDA accessibility.
Part of our 2026/27 Monash Budget investment in local community infrastructure.
@waverleynetball @waverleysoftball
As Monash grows and changes, we need to keep investing in the things that matter most to our community: safe streets and footpaths, modern libraries, welcoming parks, family services and places where people can connect.
This Budget also invests more than $86 million in projects across Monash, including roads, drainage, parks, playspaces, sporting facilities, cycling connections and the new Glen Waverley Library.
We are continuing to build on Council achieving net zero for its operations, with a focus on practical sustainability initiatives and resilience.
Monash is Victoria’s largest employment destination outside the CBD, with more than 25,600 businesses employing more than 133,000 people. This Budget supports that strength by investing in the infrastructure and services that help residents, workers, traders and visitors move around, do business and enjoy our city.
There are difficult decisions too. Waste costs are rising faster than council rates, and this Budget introduces a separate waste charge so these costs are more transparent and can be managed without reducing funding for other essential community services.
Thank you to everyone who contributed ideas and feedback through the consultation process. Your input helped shape this Budget and the projects and services it delivers for our community.
Yesterday was National Sorry Day.
Today marks the beginning of National Reconciliation Week.
And next week is Mabo Day.
This morning, I had the privilege of officially opening Monash Council’s Celebrating Country and Culture program.
We were joined by Aunty Merilyn Duff for a weaving workshop, and the Djirri Djirri Dance Group, who shared culture through movement, storytelling and rhythm.
This year’s National Reconciliation Week theme is ‘All In’.
It is a reminder that reconciliation is not something we acknowledge for one day, or one week.
It requires all of us, every day.
As a Melbourne supporter, Neale gave me so much joy through the late 1990s and early 2000s. He brought belief, passion and pride back to the Demons, and took us on a wonderful ride.
But what he achieved beyond football was even greater.
When Neale was diagnosed with motor neurone disease, he was told he may have around three years to live. He lived for 13 years, a decade longer than expected. That alone is a testament to the strength, courage and determination of the man.
Through FightMND, he turned his own devastating diagnosis into hope for others, raising awareness and vital funds to help fight this cruel disease.
A great Demon. An extraordinary Australian. An inspiration to us all.
My condolences to his family, friends and the entire FightMND community.
Rest in peace, Neale.
Had a great night at the Monash Precinct Network Innovation Networking Night, bringing together founders, business owners, investors and industry partners from across the Monash Precinct.
Zoe came along and very quickly decided that she should be the one wearing my Mayor badge for the night. She also loved meeting the Melbourne RoboCats, an all-girls community robotics team based here in Monash, and is now very keen to get involved. 🤖
It was terrific to hear from Ed Wilson, Managing Director of Wilson Transformer Company. Founded by his grandfather Jack in 1933, the company bought its Glen Waverley site in 1948. Ed spoke about why Monash became home for the business, why the family has stayed, and why they continue to invest here.
@monashcouncil is a serious economic engine:
• 25,641 businesses
• 133,490 local jobs
• $20.17 billion in Gross Regional Product
• The largest concentration of jobs in Victoria outside the Melbourne CBD
Great to see so many Monash businesses in the room, together with our own Economic Development team, building the relationships and collaborations that help our local economy grow.
Our draft Economic Development Strategy 2026–2030 is now open for feedback until 10 June. Whether you own a business, work in the City of Monash or simply care about our economic future, have your say through Shape Monash (link in bio)
This one was in Wilson Street, Oakleigh, as I continue working my way through Hughesdale, Oakleigh and Huntingdale.
Thanks to everyone who stopped for a chat and raised local issues, mainly road and traffic related this time around.
A few more sessions to go. Check my Facebook events or your letterbox for details of upcoming locations. 😊
Pop down and support your local footy club and support the fight against Breast Cancer.
Founders Day is always a special one for the Mazenod community, celebrating the connection between the College, the Old Collegians and the Panthers. Fantastic atmosphere around Central Reserve, plenty of familiar faces, and great to toss the coin before the senior game.
Thanks to everyone for the warm welcome and hospitality. A terrific afternoon. 👏
Monash’s Winter Series is back, with live music and performances across our city from June to August.
From string quartets reimagining pop classics, to Celtic music and dance, French favourites and West African rhythms, there’s something for everyone. Many events are free or low cost.
It’s a great way to support local venues, enjoy a night out, and experience the incredible range of arts and culture on offer here in Monash.
Check out the program and grab your tickets via the QR code in the picture. 🎟️
When I was first elected to Monash Council in 2016, I never imagined the journey would lead here. Serving our local community has been a privilege, and that experience has reinforced just how important local government is in shaping the places where people live, work and raise their families.
Councils across Australia are facing growing challenges. Rising costs, ageing infrastructure and increasing community expectations are placing significant pressure on local government finances. One of my key priorities will be advocating for the long-term financial sustainability of local government, so we can continue delivering the services, facilities and infrastructure our communities rely on.
I look forward to working closely with ALGA President Matt Burnett, the Board and colleagues from across the country to advocate for stronger local communities and a stronger local government sector.
Thank you to my fellow Board members for their support and confidence. I’m also grateful to Jennifer Anderson for her encouragement, support and leadership.
I’m proud to represent the @monashcouncil, Victoria and the Municipal Association of Victoria on the national stage, and I look forward to securing better outcomes for local communities across Australia.
Great to visit South East Volunteers with Deputy Mayor @cr.elishalee and help recognise the incredible contribution volunteers make across our community.
From supporting older residents, to helping people get to appointments, reducing social isolation and strengthening community connections, volunteers quietly make a huge difference every single day.
The numbers are incredible, but it’s the human impact behind them that really matters.
Thank you to every volunteer across Monash for the time, care and compassion you give to others. Our community is stronger because of you. ❤️
Have your say by 5pm Monday (25 May).
Monash is one of more than 30 Victorian councils calling on the Victorian Government to reconsider the rollout of a fourth glass recycling bin, and instead expand the already successful Victorian Container Deposit Scheme.
We estimate the cost of introducing an additional residential glass bin service would be $20–$24 million over ten years.
That’s why we’re working with other councils and encouraging residents to complete a short, anonymous survey on whether you want a glass bin.
Your feedback will help us advocate to the Victorian Government about what works best for households here in Monash and across Victoria.
Survey link and more info in my bio.
🔁 You can help us by tagging someone who lives in Monash in the comments.
🔁 You can help us by tagging someone who lives in Monash in the comments.
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